The chapter text suggests that those in the Global South suffer from a "double nutritional burden." What makes the burden double?
A. Farmers cannot afford to maintain crops and therefore they don't have enough to eat.
B. Starvation and being underweight from lack of food is a problem; so is obesity from eating too much and the wrong types of foods.
C. The nutrition of the parents is not good, so they have more difficulty delivering healthy children.
D. There are problems with getting access to enough vegetables and with getting enough protein.
Answer: B
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